Astana came away from Atyrau with a 3-2 Premier League win after building a two-goal lead in the first half and then holding on through a tense finish. The visitors were in control at the interval thanks to goals from Bauyrzhan Islamkhan and Stanislav Basmanov.
Islamkhan put Astana ahead in the 13th minute and Basmanov doubled the lead before half-time. Atyrau responded quickly after the restart when Đorđe Pantelić scored in the 48th minute, but Marin Tomasov made it 3-1 in the 66th. Henrique Devens pulled one back in the 90th minute.
Astana's first-half work and Tomasov's goal in the 66th minute proved decisive. Atyrau's late push was rewarded only by Devens's 90th-minute strike. Yegor Khvalko, Ivan Bašić, Henrique Devens and Nikola Burić were booked.
